Cameron Highlands Day 1

Hey guys :) So today has been super chill and easy going! Its been nice not walking as much as we have been (at least 8 miles a day). Our feet needed a rest! We started off the day walking to the bus station to buy a bus ticket to the Cameron Highlands. We found out it left at 1:30pm which gave us just enough time to walk back to our hostel, bring our backpacks downstairs so someone else could check in but we didnt have to carry them around the city, walked to lunch (Hardrock Cafe- super American I know but Blake wanted to get a collectible pin from halfway around the world), walk back to the hostel to pick up our stuff, and then walk back to the bus station. Lots of walking in the morning, but followed by a nice long bus ride! The view on the way up was beautiful! I ate a little too much candy that I picked up at the market at the stop on the way up so I was feeling quite sick from all the curvy roads. Once we got to Tanah Rata (the city we are in), we literally had no idea where we going to stay. However, after standing there for no more than a few minutes collecting our thoughts, a man came up to us and asked us if we had a reservation to "Father's Guest house". Ofcourse we didnt, but his car wasnt full so he told us to hop in and if we didnt like the place he was taking us, he would take us to another hostel. We didnt see the harm in going so we hopped in with 2 other people that seemed to be our age. It turned out being the best decision weve made on this trip! The hotel ended up offering dorm beds for only 15 ringgits (aka $5 US dollars/person) and was on top of a hill with a beautiful sight and cheap food and tea and was only a 3 minute walk from the main part of town. The best part though was that the we ended up making friends with the other two other people riding with us, a second year college girl , Maddy, from Australia and a first year college boy, Geron, from London! They are both SOO cool! After settling into our beds and getting our stuff together, the four of us walked into the town together and had dinner at a delicious Indian resturant and stayed out talking (and looking for dessett) for at least an hour or two after. We plan on hanging out with them again tomorrow!! Its really nice having other people our age to hang out with, especially ones from other countries. It was really cool comparing how things are from each of our prospective countries and schools, etc. Anyways, somebody just turned off the light despite the fact that I am on the computer and Blake is reading so I guess that means its bedtime! Goodnight :) love you!!